Live Music
The Skinny's guide to live music in Scotland. Our highlights of the best live gigs, and reviews of shows at venues large and small across Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond, plus previews of the summer's best music festivals.
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ReviewsGarbage @ Edinburgh Castle, 11 Jul
Garbage's gig at the Castle acts as both a loving send-off and homecoming for one of the most distinctive voices to come out of Edinburgh Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsLip Critic @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 1 Jul
At the suitably intimate Glad Cafe, Lip Critic celebrate their latest album, Theft World, delivering an ecstatic cacophony of noise and one hell of a good time Read more »| 07 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsGood Flying Birds @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 30 Jun
Good Flying Birds land in Glasgow, highlighting the Scottish influence on their joyfully shambolic guitar-pop Read more »| 07 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsEthel Cain @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 28 Jun
Ethel Cain's Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour lands at the Usher Hall; there’s a good chance her next Scottish date won’t be quite so intimate Read more »| 01 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsHayley Williams @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Stepping away from the role of Miss Paramore, Hayley Williams’ sold-out solo show at O2 Academy Glasgow only confirms the recent record mantra: death to ego, long live emo Read more »| 01 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsTRNSMT 2026: The Report
Move over Richard Ashcroft, Kasabian and Lewis Capaldi, and say hello to CMAT, Wolf Alice, Girl Group, Jacob Alon, Lacuna and more in our girls' guide to TRNSMT Read more »| 30 Jun 2026
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ReviewsRobyn @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Robyn’s return to Glasgow is an immaculate vision of how to nail an arena show Read more »| 29 Jun 2026 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: July 2026
Kelburn and Belladrum head up a big month of outdoor gigs and festivals across Scotland Read more »| 29 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsArooj Aftab @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 24 Jun
Arooj Aftab's spellbinding tales only grow in grandeur when accompanied by the London Contemporary Orchestra Read more »| 26 Jun 2026 -
MusicMVT Cribs: Everywhere At Once Festival preview
Ahead of this month's inaugural UK-wide Everywhere At Once festival, we catch up with the Music Venue Trust, Purple Orange Arts Venue and Brooke Combe to discuss the importance of grassroots venues Read more »| 11 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsAldous Harding @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, 3 Jun
Aldous Harding took to Kelvingrove Bandstand as part of the Big Nights Out summer series. The singer-songwriter's performance was full of strangeness and atmosphere, but we wonder if she would have been better served in a more intimate venue Read more »| 05 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsMARINA @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 2 Jun
MARINA's style and music have evolved a lot since she first burst on the scene in 2009, but her live show still delivers as much energy as she always has Read more »| 04 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsHen Hoose Collective @ The Queen's Hall, 28 May
Hen Hoose celebrate their stellar collaborative project with a joyous, open-hearted performance Read more »| 02 Jun 2026 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: June 2026
It's another packed month in Scotland's gig venues, which spills over into outdoor shows in Glasgow, and the returns of Hidden Door, Eden, and Glasgow Jazz Festival Read more »| 01 Jun 2026 -
ReviewsRatboys @ Mono, Glasgow, 28 May
Artfully tapping into the rise of authentic American songwriting, alt-country connoisseurs Ratboys radiate humour and humility at Glasgow’s Mono Read more »| 01 Jun 2026